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Geal Charn and Meall na h-Eilde - January 2013
Another manky start with a nice summit view. Windy but our route avoided most of it.

Eas Chia-Aig (half the size it was the day before!) Beinn Bhan Loch Arkaig. Incoming snow shower On the path. Geal Charn dead ahead Gleann Tarsuinn from Geal Charn Looking back to the track up Heading up Geal Charn Weather looking up? Gleann Tarsuinn again. Plodding up Geal Charn Rime encrusted fence post Summit of Geal Charn. You now follow the fence posts all the way to Meall na h-Eilde. Fiona at the summit fo Geal Charn. Another hint of better weather. Looking north Descending Geal Charn. Easy with the fence posts. Small snow slide. Glas Bheinn Looking back to a now cloud free geal Charn Mike contemplating the way up Meall Coire nan Saobhaidh Dodging the lochans More hints of better weather. East end of Loch Quoich Fiona heading up Meall Coire nan Saobhaidh Fogbow on Meall Coire nan Saobhaidh Brocken Spectre on Meall Coire nan Saobhaidh Brocken spectre on Meall Coire nan Saobhaidh Looking back to Geal Charn from Meall Coire nan Saobhaidh Glas Bheinn from Meall Coire nan Saobhaidh Descending Meall Coire nan Saobhaidh Big deposits of snow on easterly aspects Looking back to Meall Coire nan Saobhaidh. Note cornice! Meall na h-Eilde Ben Tee More big snow deposits. Here out of the wind it was quite balmy in the sun! Geal Charn Sron a Choire Ghairbh from Meall na h-Eilde. Meall Coire nan Saobhaidh from Meall na h-Eilde. Meall na Teanga from Meall na h-Eilde. Ben Tee Descending Meall na h-Eilde. Meall na h-Eilde from the south west. Sun lights up the path back. Lots of peat hags to get there though!

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